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Aerial view of a church surrounded by drought-hit grassland, with central London visible in the distance

Why London's dry ground will be slow to recover

London's clay ground will need sustained rainfall over a substantial period to fully recover.

Water spurts upwards out of a drain on a road.

Drought causing burst pipes, warns Severn Trent

The recent hot weather has left the ground dry and unstable, causing greater movement in the soil

Lightning bolt over Birmingham

In pictures: Lightning strikes illuminate stormy West Midlands

Your pictures of a storm across the region.

A person carrying shopping bags walks through floodwater along a residential street, with water covering the road surface. Another pedestrian is visible in the background, while a partially submerged blue car is parked beside the flooded roadway. Trees, hedges and houses line the street in daylight.

Flood-ready warning issued after summer drought

Hard ground created by drought and five heatwaves has increased the risk of flash flooding.

Anna Holligan's brother and her daughter in the Scottish Highlands

Scottish Highlands benefiting from 'coolcation' trend

Scotland and other northern European nations are seeing more tourists as people avoid the heat.

A number of Jersey cows in a pen next to a feed full of Hay. One of the cowes is looking straight at the camera.

Farmers urge people to 'be patient' amid drought

Farmers and animal charities says summer heatwaves have had a "huge impact" on crops.

Mike Briggs with white hair, glasses, and a white button-up shirt standing outdoors on a sunny day. The background shows a tree-lined path with softly blurred greenery.

Summer heatwave of 1976 was 'like a war zone'

As another hot summer prompts comparisons with 1976, people say the memories remain vivid.

A large silvery grey fish with a pinkish tail has been washed up on a sandy shore

Dead fish found at lake linked to heatwave

Environment Agency officers believe a recent algal bloom has caused a drop in oxygen in the water.

A young woman wearing a black T-shirt stands next to a line of trees in an apple orchard on a sunny day. The grass is dry and yellow and she has her right arm raised with her hand holding a branch which has small green apples on the end

Drought leaves 'barely any apples' to make cider

Some orchards are harvesting just a 10th of their usual crop, and facing an uncertain future.